| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Foolish Virgin by Thomas Dixon: His head dipped lower than usual, and she laughed.
"Poor old sleepy-head!"
"For the love o' Mike, Kiddo--me for the hay.
Won't them mountains wait till morning?"
"All right!" she answered cheerily. "I'll pull you
out at sunrise. The sunrise from our window will be
glorious."
He rose and stretched his body like a young, well
fed tiger.
"I think it's prettier from the bed. But have it
your own way--have it your own way. I'll agree to
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Catherine de Medici by Honore de Balzac: former position, when Diane de Poitiers had ruled Henri II., was more
tolerable than this; then at least she received the external honors
that were due to a queen, and the homage of the court. But now the
duke and the cardinal, who had none but their own minions about them,
seemed to take pleasure in abasing her. Catherine, hemmed in on all
sides by their courtiers, received, not only day by day but from hour
to hour, terrible blows to her pride and her self-love; for the Guises
were determined to treat her on the same system of repression which
the late king, her husband, had so long pursued.
The thirty-six years of anguish which were now about to desolate
France may, perhaps, be said to have begun by the scene in which the
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Mrs. Warren's Profession by George Bernard Shaw: on an afternoon call. Now the governor, who unites to many
admirable domestic qualities the irresoluteness of a sheep and
the pompousness and aggressiveness of a jackass--
PRAED. No, pray, pray, my dear Frank, remember! He is your
father.
FRANK. I give him due credit for that. [Rising and flinging
down his paper] But just imagine his telling Crofts to bring the
Warrens over here! He must have been ever so drunk. You know,
my dear Praddy, my mother wouldnt stand Mrs Warren for a moment.
Vivie mustnt come here until she's gone back to town.
PRAED. But your mother doesnt know anything about Mrs Warren,
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